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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Utah State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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